High School: Attained All-Northern Illinois
Conference (NIC-10) Conference honors her last two seasons (2009
and 2010) at Boylan Catholic High in Rockford, Ill. . . . Coached
by Mark Couper . . . Graduated in 2010 . . . Helped lead Titans to
their second straight conference and regional championship title in
2009 junior campaign . . . Produced two points via a goal in the
2009 campaign and also was a key player in the Titans' defense
which held the opposition to a single goal in league competition .
. . Played at the defender position on BCHS' 2008 varsity squad
after serving in a starting role on the junior varsity squad as a
freshman in 2007 . . . Active in school's Green Club, Italian Club,
National Honor Society, Senior Retreat Team, and Student
Council.

Personal: Born 4/12/92 in Rockford, Ill. . . .
Daughter of Lee and Joni Merino . . . Second oldest of three
sisters . . . Her older sister (Kylee) is a senior defender on the
2010 Grand Valley State University women's soccer team . . .
Nickname is "Audi" . . . Interests include soccer . . . Played 10
years in club soccer for the Rockford Dactyls . . . A three-year
(2005-07) Illinois Olympic Development Program (ODP) regional
participant . . . Majoring in ore-pharmacy.